Police have investigated a luxurious resort’s pool system after three members of the same family drowned on Christmas Eve.
The British woman who lost her husband and two kids in the tragedy prayed for them as another tourist performed CPR by the pool in Costa del Sol, in Spain, a witness said.
The tragedy began when a girl, nine, got into difficulty in the resort’s swimming pool and her older brother, 16, and their father, 52, jumped into the water to save her from drowning.The pool's pump may have been involved in the tragedy. Picture: Google MapsMr Fletchman, from Manchester, said he returned to the apartment block as staff at the Club La Costa World complex were pulling the three people out of the water.
Eni Raja, 22, originally from Norway but now living in Birmingham, added: “I saw the bodies with the three white blankets over them.“The mum was crying. I can’t get the image out of my mind.” Police have insisted they are keeping an open mind as they investigate the cause of the triple tragedy. Local reports say they have also searched for any items of clothing that might have got stuck in the pool drain and taken water samples to test ahead of the autopsies, which were due to take place at Malaga’s Institute of Forensic Medicine.
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